Linear Pluggable Optics – The low-power optical interconnects for AI and Hyperscaled data centers.
February, 5 2025
1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT / 10:00 AM PT / 6:00 PM GMT
Duration: 1 hour
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Summary
Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO) technology has several advantages in the field of lower power consumption and reduced signaling latency, which makes it an ideal and unique interconnect solution for AI and Hyperscaled datacenter applications. The current generation of linear specifications originates from the Optical Interconnect Forums (OIF) CEI-112G-LINEAR-PAM4 (800Gbps) specifications. The OIF has recently advanced this to a draft 224G version of the same linear interface, which is targeted for the 1.6Tbps interconnect field. This LightWave webinar discussion will review the important technical differentiators found in this emerging interconnect field and how the electro/optic interoperability and testing needs are being addressed to satisfy cutting-edge system interconnect performance needs.
Speakers
Hadrien Louchet
Vertical Lead for DC Networking
Keysight Technologies
Hadrien Louchet is the vertical lead for Keysight’s Datacenter networking solutions. He received his Master’s Degree from the École Centrale de Lyon, France, and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Technical University Berlin, Germany. Before joining Keysight Technologies, he held a number of positions in the photonic design software industry. At Keysight, he has been driving layer1 test solutions and the strategy for the datacom industry since 2017.
John Calvin
Keysight Strategic Product Planner for High Performance Networking Technology
Keysight Technologies
John Calvin is a strategic planner and DataCom technology lead for Keysight Technologies. John has been bridging the measurement science gaps of emerging Telecom and DataCom development efforts for 20 years. He serves on the Ethernet Alliance board of directors and is a principal member to IEEE 802.3, OIF-CEI, InfiniBand, and PCIe development efforts. John holds a BSEE from Washington State University, and his graduate level studies are in signal processing from Stanford University.
Dr. Edward Frlan
Senior System Architect
Signal Integrity Products Group of Semtech
Dr. Edward Frlan is a Senior System Architect within the Signal Integrity Products Group of Semtech responsible for the definition of the next-generation physical layer products. He continues to be active within OIF and is focused on developing the CEI-224G-Linear specification. Ed holds a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University.
Moderator
Sean Buckley
Editor-in-Chief
LIGHTWAVE
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